Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-02-19
FEBRUARY 10, |

Hin at the rear gate; besidesit would
:Esave the parlor carpets. Enid dld
|mot object to this. The dining
8foom was in the basement. anu
I#from the windows she could see
Hthe. guests arrive. at ten O'clock
.Eher father went out, and-soon alter
jEEall the servants except Mercy Pa
iEtience Jones went of, and the CIR,
4Tiage came for hcr mother.
a pleasant time, dear
Mreat Your callers Ike IL little lady.
8Tllere are some games in the sec.
Efetary, and Mercy will bring i'll the
Icake and the lemonade whenever
l(lyon wish it. Good bye! Stay in
Ellie dining room all the time aud
Ego to bed at nine o'clock. | shall
Come home soon after ten"
It was halfpast ten when Enid
Sat down in her best frock and the
Big arm chair to receive. OF course
Isle could hardly expect any one at
once. They wonld not come be-
lSis eleven, as they had all the at
iHsrnoon and evening in which to
iIppear and pay respects. Eleven
o'clock came and no one had ar
myed. She changed her seat, and
Shutdown by the window where she
could look out. There WAS noting
to be seen save the wet stones of
lthe:walk and the muddy Streets
Atone OF the opposite houses there
vas a little basket tied with a blue
ribbon to the bell.
ssIt will be great fun to see the
gentlemen march up the steps and
put their cards in the basket"
Suddenly, to her great surprise,
thesclock on the mantle struck
t~elve. Two men and boy and
DIE cab had passed the door. Not
aSsoill.4 had gone mp the opposite
steps to put u card in the basket
Notsa soul had rung the bell at their
owndoor. She hoped none of the
boys or girls would go mp the steps
tolthe front door. She would sit
where she could see the steps and
watch for them. She tried to read
ssDayy anil the Goblir," but the
Cockolorum got NIL mixed mp with
lobby wocky, and slln laid the hook
down with 81 little sigh Of disap-
pointment. Why dou'G they CONF!
Why don't they Gomez It's lucky
the lemonade doesn't need warm
lng.
{Suddenly came a tremendous sur
prise. The clock struck Que. 1t
was already afternoon. Her guests
wonld surely come very soon.-
Then she remembered it was time
for lunch. She arose from her seat
bS the window, and went ont to
tie Kitchen. There she found Mer-
eli Patience reading a book. On
the table stood the big pitcher of
lemonade, and the plate Of cake,
covered with a napkin.
ST think LII have lunch, Mercy,
| ifaSouiplease."
I es, Miss. The lemonade isall
ready
"No. I mean plain lunch. No
bod, has called yet. They will
come this afteGnOon.D
Mercy soon brought some cold
meat and bread and butter aud IL
pitcher Of milk, AMI Enid tried to
eat it, but could not. Her MUD
was on that silent bell, and wonder
ing why it did not ring. Then she
began to fear the bell WAS out of
order, or that her guests couldn't
ring it, and she hastily drank some
milk and went back to the window
to watch. The clock licked and
tucked, and the rain fell drip, drip,
in monotonous mnrmur, on the wet
stones outside the window. Enid
got out a game and tried to play
solitaire game, but soon gave it up.
AT three O'Clock Mercy brought in
the cake anu lemonade, and placed
it on the table,"
"Your company are very late,
Miss"
eyes, Mercy, they are very late.
| do so much hope that they will
come soon.'
81 am going up to my room for a
little rest"
s.All right, Mercy. 1 will wait
here. They must come soon.
The room seemed to grow dark
and chilly, and tear ran down
Enid's check.
"It's very mean and cruel in
them-when they know-I'm-l'm
waiting. How cold it is. I'll light
the fire.
The fire roared in a dull, angry
sort of "a way, and when Enid took
down the blower she sat and gazc'l
sadly into the glowing Goals. A
dreadful sense OF regret and l0nell
ness began to creep over her
What if they should not comet
She could never, never bear it,
Then she somehow seemed to see
in the Goals a certain man who
gave a feast and invited many
friends to attend and be merry with
him. The guest did not come, and
the man teleplOned to all their
houses, but the people telcphoned
back that they had so many things
TO do they were not able to come.
So the man called district mes
senger and sent out and invited
the lame and blind and the halt in
thn 1,u.vovv Tn como TO the feast,